The adored Levain Bakery is carving out a bigger space for itself in Los Angeles. Originally making a splash on the East Coast with its massive, indulgent cookies, Levain is planting a new flag on the West Coast, with its second Southern California outlet set to take over the once-bustling location of Lemonade at 1661 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice.
This expansion follows closely on the heels of Levain's first L.A. bakery, which garnered quite the fanfare when it opened on Larchmont Boulevard in June 2023, as reported by LA Eater.
The space, once home to the beloved Lemonade—an establishment that catered to the health-conscious Californians with its array of colorful, fresh fare since 2009—closed down in June quietly, struggling to maintain a steady stream of customers even in the face of a traffic-heavy intersection, as per LA Eater.
Struggling to keep its foot traffic up, amidst this dynamic, the shuttered Lemonade has passed the baton to a bakery known not just for the size but the taste of its cookies—a hopeful recipe for success on Abbot Kinney.
